E NEWS - 3 FEBRUARY 2016 Although it was very wet on Sunday, we still had close to 30 young participants for our first junior event of 2016 at Lake Alexander - a swim, run - which was able to go ahead between showers. A big thank you coordinator Melissa Lind and all the helpers including Rena Walker, Denise Dunn, Luke Hansen, Lucy Thompson and Tim Ellison as well as all the mums and dads who braved the torrential rain to bring their children down. The kids had a blast running around in the rain before they started and then having their warm up in the water as it was warmer in there than outside in the rain.  Lots of fun! We head into the first of our Off Road Triathlons this weekend.  The guys from Cycle Zone are busy working on the off road course and, as always, it's bound to be challenging but doable for all levels. So get your off road wheels sorted and we will see you all at the weekend.   RESULTS: 1.  Challenge Melbourne, 1.9km swim, 90km bike, 21.1km run Tim Green 7th Elite M 4:08:42 Ali Fitch dnf   NEXT EVENT: Sunday 7 February 2016 Off Road Triathlon #1 Lake Alexander 7am (check in closes 6:45am) 300m swim, 15km mtb, 4km run Online Entry open here Roster: Race Director:  Aaron Caden Registration:    Tina Sanderson | Graeme Parsons Fruit | Ice:        Kylie Scholz Note: 1.  You are almost certain to get muddy so leave the snowy whites at home for this one.   OTHER NEWS: 1.  We heard the sad news this week of the passing of Barry Smart.  Our sympathy to Barry's family and friends. 2.  Many of you will have heard about Clare Labowitch's scare getting sweep away in Rapid Creek.  We are so relieved that Clare is OK and heading off this weekend for some running events. 3.  Clare's recent experience is a timely warning to stay out of pipes & drains and waterways particularly during and following storms - always! 4.  We have Phil Blumberg, Sarah Collins, Corinne Fabian, Luke Fronsko, Nick Hubbard, Marcus Lisle, Heath Porter & Rachel McLean among those on the start list for Ironman 70.3 Geelong this weekend.  Good luck! 5.  Two new Ironman 70.3's announced for China. Hefei (16 Oct 16) and Xiamen (13 Nov 16).  There are Kona 2017 slots up for grabs but read the fine print on those. 6.  No dates yet for Western Sydney or Mandurah 70.3s.  Maybe on the way out??  Watch this space. 7.  Another goodbye last week, this time Rob Taylor and his wife who are heading back over the ditch.  Rob wanted me to pass on this message: "I want to say thank you to you and the club for the awesome events the club put on and the great camaraderie the Darwin athletes have.  Its been a wonderful couple of years for us both up here and we'll have to keep an eye out at future events for Darwin athletes." 8.  Pointscore updated. 9.  Those Triathlon NT beginners sessions start this weekend.  Do pass on the info to anyone you think may be interested. 10.  Feeling adventurous?  Sungailiat Triathlon (23 Apr 16) offers half, Olympic & sprint distances. 11.  Also surrendering his timing chip this week - Bernie Wilson, heading off to the wilds of South America.   FOR SALE WANTED ETC: 1.  Check our DARWIN TRI - BUY | SWAP | SELL | WANTED Facebook page 2.  FOR SALE:  Limited club tri gear stock available: men's medium tri suit $160; men's medium tri shorts $77; men's medium & large tri top $66; ladies medium tri shorts $77; ladies medium tri top $66 please emaildarwintriclub@gmail.com   PIC OF THE WEEK:  This one from the recent Lorne swim.  Imagine having ocean you can swim in!     Cheers, Robyn Robyn Stanley E News Darwin Triathlon Club                                                                          WEBSITE

E News 3 June 2015

Hi All,

It was a big day of tri action down at Lake Alexander on Sunday, and it was fantastic to see our members giving 100%. 

Congrats to all those who competed, especially those who did their first ever Olympic Distance aka standard distance triathlon – always an exciting moment!

The very welcome rain pre - race caused a little concern but held off and the cloud cover was a big bonus for competitors.

We thank club member Aaron Caden and the team at Cycle Zone Darwin for their support of this Triathlon NT event, know the giveaways and assistance was appreciated!

Also a loud shout out to Triathlon NT’s event committee headed up by Ange Castle, the RD John Thyne, the man on the mike Phill Hatty, our equipment guy Alex Murdock and all the other wonderful volunteers who stepped up to help out at the event.  Take a bow!

RESULTS:

1. NT Olympic Distance Triathlon Championships, 1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run

Male:  Brett Verity 1:58:03  Female:  Rachel McLean 2:08:29

Full results here.

Category winners:

NT Olympic Distance Champions: Brett Verity | Rachel McLean

Open:  Brett Verity | Stef Puszka

20-24: Luke Fronsko | Rachel McLean

25-29: Matt King | Hannah Johnston

30-34: Heath Porter | Kylie Scholz

35-39: Jamie Baldwin | Emma Winterflood

40-44: Aaron Trenfield | Shaye Hatty

45-49: Ron Griep | Tara Worby

50-54: Gary Wall | Jo Duncan

55-59: Corinne Fabian

65-69: Graeme Parsons

NEXT EVENT:

Sunday 21 June 2015

Open Water Triathlon #2

Casuarina Beach

7am

600m swim, 20km bike, 6km run

Or

Short option 300m swim, 14km bike, 3km run

Online entry opening  soon (when roster filled).

Roster:

Race Director:  Volunteer required

Registration:     Shellie Ratahi | Tina Sanderson

Fruit | Ice:        Volunteer required

Please email if you can assist.

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION:

1.  New members are welcome to join now and be eligible to participate at our next event (see above).

2.  Existing members will auto renew on 1 July unless you have opted out.  Those who have opted out of auto renew, can manually renew any time after 17 June.

3.  We are pleased to advise members that there has been no increase in club fees again this year (third year in a row).

TRIATHLON NT NEWS:

Triathlon NT are urgently seeking a Race Director for the upcoming NT Long Course Triathlon Championships on Sunday 5 July 15 at Lake Bennett.

The road is fixed, the lake is beautiful - why not get away for the weekend and be part of the friendly team to help deliver this challenging race!

Contact Ange on 0477 036 350 or eo@nt.triathlon.org.au

FOR SALE | WANTED | ETC:

1.  Lots of new activity on our DARWIN TRI – BUY | SWAP | SELL Facebook page, and more bikes added.  Request to join if you haven’t already done so and you may pick up a bargain.

2.  WANTED:  Cot for 1 yr old visitor to a tri household.  Return email if you can assist.

3.  Items for next E News by Monday please.

OTHER NEWS:

1.  Our timing guru Gary Wall was pretty stoked to win his first ever age category medal at the weekend. Congrats Gary!

2.  NT News today.

3.  Swimming NT open water swim dates 6 June, 18, July, 1 Aug, 15 Aug. 1.2, 2 or 3km. Have entry form if you are interested.

4.  Our amazing members are racing all over the place.  This weekend we have Stef Puszka and Billy Lynch lining up at Ironman 70.3 Japan, Nikki Roddie is at Ironman 70.3 Switzerland and Tim Green takes on the Coral Coast 5150 at Port Douglas.  Good luck! 

5.  We like to give you a mention where ever you are racing.  Let us know if you (or someone you know) is racing away.  Would be great to get a complete IM Cairns / IM70.3Cairns line up sorted pre-race (and save E News editor trolling through results).

6.  A competitor lost her engagement ring at Lake Alex on Sunday morning.  After lots of searching - including with a metal detector – it hasn’t turned up.  Sentimental value is high. Any info appreciated, please email.

7.  Our wonderful tri volunteers do all sorts of things to ensure our events run smoothly.  Shout out to Triathlon NT President James Geddes for removing the dead cat off Dick Ward Drive on Sunday!

8.  Photos and video from Sunday’s event posted.

TIMING CHIPS:

1.  Leaving town or no longer racing?  We would love to have your timing chip returned so it can be put back into circulation. They are costly little items for the club so return would be appreciated and will help keep our event costs (and therefore your entry fees) down.

2.  Please give those not required chips to a committee member or post to PO Box 41266, Casuarina NT 0811. 

Keep on tri-ing,

Cheers,
Robyn

Robyn Stanley

Darwin Triathlon Club

E News